China wins advantage with art of surprise
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The opacity of its system enables the country to routinely shock the rest of the world

PRC: publicly announces new Five Year Plan

Western newspapers: What Is China Planning? Experts Are Baffled

…five years later…

PRC: completes Five Year Plan

Western newspapers: The opacity of its system enables the country to routinely shock the rest of the world

  • The_Filthy_CommieEnglish
    21·
    1 year ago

    The ‘‘inscrutable oriental’’ strikes again.

    Under a google search of ‘‘inscrutable oriental’’, despite linking to the trope and explaining it to some degree, we get more examples.

    Thanks for proving our point.